DS used to tell stories about his experience as a third person. This is a story which DS wrote in August 2010, 3 months after visiting Pace Place at Oregon.
Once there was a boy called Anil he had so many rules. So his
parents taught how to work on them.
One time he went to Chennai to his thatha's (grandpa’s) house
there was a lift he had a rule that he won't go in the lift so his driver said
now we will go in the lift so he took Anil by the lift down so he broke that
rule. Then his driver said I am going to ask your appa (dad) to take in the
lift in his office he said I worked on lift rule. And he broke that rule. This is the lift here you did not go in
appa's office.
Then his appa took him in lift in his office. Then he enjoyed
it.
Then he had a rule that he won't go in bike so his driver had
a bike then his driver said we will go for a round. So he broke the bike ride
rule
Then he had a rule that he will not go in train so his driver
and his amma (mom) took him in from one
Station to another station and he broke that rule.
Next he had a rule of going in auto (a three wheeler) so his
amma said we will go in auto for a round so he broke that rule.
Next he had a rule of his uncle coming to Bangalore then his
appa said uncle sold his fiat car and he is going to buy Uno car for you and
his amma said uncle is coming to tell you that he sold his fiat car and he is
buying Uno car. Then he broke that rule.
Next while he came to U.S. Then he had a rule that he won't
sleep on long pillow and he will sleep on
Short pillow. Then he hugged long pillow and he broke that
rule.
Then he had a rule about U.S. School then he went to the
school and broke that rule. Then he had a rule about U.S. School bus then he
went on the school bus and broke that rule. Then new had a rule that he won't
go in U.S. buses then he went on the bus broke that rule. Then he had a rule
about U.S. Trains then he went on the train broke that rule.
Then he had a rule about Chennai train then he went on the
train in Chennai and broke that rule.
The he had a rule about Bombay then he went to Bombay. In Bombay one time he went in bus to hotel in
Bombay and he talked to his uncle next day he went to temple , gate way of
India and to a garden and he saw Ashok pillar in Bombay and his uncle taught
him nice exercise then he broke Bombay rule.
He had a rule about books then he read Tom Sawyer and King
Ashoka.
DS experiences at Pace Place,
Then he went to a place where 3 people came their names were
Sam, Tom and Edward.
First day Sam came first and played with him Egyptian war.
Tom came and played with him monster game he enjoyed the game. Edward came and
played police robber game and he said come we will go to book store and stop at
Movie Theater then he went to the book store and enjoyed.
Second day Tom came and talked about backpack he was crying
and Tom said calm down. Then he came out
and he said I want a wheel backpack and Tom said if you are crying you need to
calm down and he asked tom am I ready he said yes then he said I'll throw the
backpack Tom said if you are being so bossy you need to calm down. Then he
calmed down then he played monster game. Then Sam came took him to tennis court
and Sam said let’s not talk about back pack.
Third day Sam came and said we will buy pant and his appa
said what we are going to do is we are going to shop and buy a pant for you.
Then Edward came and said let’s play police robber and play horse shoes and go
in bridge. Then he taught him rating.
Fourth next day Tom came and said let’s buy a backpack and he
bought a backpack. He was talking to his amma about Cupertino that he won't
carry backpack and Tom said let’s not talk about Cupertino. Then Tom played
monster and played giant swing. Edward played bowling and police robber.
Fifth day Tom came and played monster and he wear connector
with him and Sam came and took him for movie Anil cried very badly.
After some time Sam came to California and took a class.
Anil, his appa and his amma decided to meet
Sam and he was worried will Sam work on his rules then Anil's
appa said he won't break your rules
Once when they came to the hall Sam was working then his appa
showed Tom in the camera.
Then he saw Edward's name was there then his appa said one
boy had a rule about rides they broke that rule.
And Sam’s name was there one boy had a rule about car
container truck the broke that rule.
Once the class was over Anil talked to Sam and his appa said
to Sam that he was worried that you will work on his rules then Anil shared
that he had rasam (south Indian soup) and when my brother came I played Wii.
Then I watched Iron man 2 .Then Sam said you don't need those rules come on.
As I look back on the decades of 10s, I can only wish the decade of 20s will be as kind to me/us at the 10s were. 2010s is where we went through the tough road arriving at a very good destination in our lives. We settled; thankfully got through the really tough times in early 2010s and settled – settled in the new culture, new jobs, new macro routines and new home. It was not (it still isn’t without) conflicts within our minds – there are times, when we feel we are where we shouldn’t be; and we aren’t where we should be, but, the guiding north star has always been one goal. And the 2010s were kind to us towards that goal - that is DS's independent living - We believe now, we are in the vicinity of the goal; and I don’t have any doubt in my mind, that the goal is still afar and the difficulty multiplies as we get closer and closer. And all of us, particularly both of us, have to be in best health and wellness to be able to get there. 
